Re: [R] pdf package help files
On 18/12/2010 5:46 PM, Joel Schwartz wrote: I think that should have been help.start() Yes, thanks. What I need is a Thunderbird plug-in that understands R code. Duncan Murdoch Joel -Original Message- From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Spencer Graves Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 1:35 PM To: Duncan Murdoch Cc: r-help@r-project.org; eric Subject: Re: [R] pdf package help files Hi, Duncan: I'm confused: help_start() Error: could not find function "help_start" Thanks, Spencer sessionInfo() R version 2.12.0 (2010-10-15) Platform: i386-pc-mingw32/i386 (32-bit) locale: [1] LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252 [2] LC_CTYPE=English_United States.1252 [3] LC_MONETARY=English_United States.1252 [4] LC_NUMERIC=C [5] LC_TIME=English_United States.1252 attached base packages: [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base > On 12/18/2010 1:19 PM, Duncan Murdoch wrote: On 18/12/2010 2:20 PM, eric wrote: Newbie here...just learning Do most packages come with pdf versions of the help files ? If yes, how to I access the entire pdf file to be able to print it ? Is there a standard command for that ? No, the pdf version is not normally installed. If you want to see the same content on a locally installed package, run help_start() then browse to the package. The pdf files are just concatenated versions of all the help pages shown in that index. You can produce the pdf using R CMD Rd2dvi --pdf foo where foo is a directory holding the source code to the package. Alternatively, as others have suggested, just look at the PDF on CRAN. Duncan Murdoch __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] pdf package help files
Hi, Joel: Thanks. That doubtless was what Duncan meant. "help.start()" -> Reference: Packages provides access to HTML versions of all the help pages from all the packages. However, it does NOT provide access to the PDF version of the help pages for a package. For that, you need to go to CRAN or run "R CMD Rd2dvi --pdf foo", as Duncan suggested. And for the latter to work, you need to source for the package, which you can get from CRAN for CRAN packages. Best Wishes, Spencer On 12/18/2010 2:46 PM, Joel Schwartz wrote: I think that should have been help.start() Joel -Original Message- From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Spencer Graves Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 1:35 PM To: Duncan Murdoch Cc: r-help@r-project.org; eric Subject: Re: [R] pdf package help files Hi, Duncan: I'm confused: help_start() Error: could not find function "help_start" Thanks, Spencer sessionInfo() R version 2.12.0 (2010-10-15) Platform: i386-pc-mingw32/i386 (32-bit) locale: [1] LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252 [2] LC_CTYPE=English_United States.1252 [3] LC_MONETARY=English_United States.1252 [4] LC_NUMERIC=C [5] LC_TIME=English_United States.1252 attached base packages: [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base > On 12/18/2010 1:19 PM, Duncan Murdoch wrote: On 18/12/2010 2:20 PM, eric wrote: Newbie here...just learning Do most packages come with pdf versions of the help files ? If yes, how to I access the entire pdf file to be able to print it ? Is there a standard command for that ? No, the pdf version is not normally installed. If you want to see the same content on a locally installed package, run help_start() then browse to the package. The pdf files are just concatenated versions of all the help pages shown in that index. You can produce the pdf using R CMD Rd2dvi --pdf foo where foo is a directory holding the source code to the package. Alternatively, as others have suggested, just look at the PDF on CRAN. Duncan Murdoch __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] pdf package help files
Hi, if your question is : how to get help in a pdf file So do this : options(help_type="pdf") your next ?function will be in a pdf file with the name of the function. 2010/12/18 Joel Schwartz > I think that should have been > > help.start() > > > Joel > > > -Original Message- > > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org > > [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Spencer Graves > > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 1:35 PM > > To: Duncan Murdoch > > Cc: r-help@r-project.org; eric > > Subject: Re: [R] pdf package help files > > > > Hi, Duncan: > > > > > >I'm confused: > > > > > > help_start() > > Error: could not find function "help_start" > > > > > >Thanks, > >Spencer > > sessionInfo() > > R version 2.12.0 (2010-10-15) > > Platform: i386-pc-mingw32/i386 (32-bit) > > > > locale: > > [1] LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252 [2] > > LC_CTYPE=English_United States.1252 [3] > > LC_MONETARY=English_United States.1252 [4] LC_NUMERIC=C [5] > > LC_TIME=English_United States.1252 > > > > attached base packages: > > [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base > > > > > > > > > On 12/18/2010 1:19 PM, Duncan Murdoch wrote: > > > On 18/12/2010 2:20 PM, eric wrote: > > >> > > >> Newbie here...just learning > > >> > > >> Do most packages come with pdf versions of the help files > > ? If yes, > > >> how to I access the entire pdf file to be able to print it > > ? Is there > > >> a standard command for that ? > > > > > > No, the pdf version is not normally installed. If you want > > to see the > > > same content on a locally installed package, run > > > > > > help_start() > > > > > > then browse to the package. The pdf files are just concatenated > > > versions of all the help pages shown in that index. > > > > > > You can produce the pdf using > > > > > > R CMD Rd2dvi --pdf foo > > > > > > where foo is a directory holding the source code to the package. > > > Alternatively, as others have suggested, just look at the > > PDF on CRAN. > > > > > > Duncan Murdoch > > > > > > __ > > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > > PLEASE do read the posting guide > > > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > > > > __ > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide > > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > > > __ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Kamel Gaanoun (+33) (0)6.76.04.65.77 [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] pdf package help files
I think that should have been help.start() Joel > -Original Message- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org > [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Spencer Graves > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 1:35 PM > To: Duncan Murdoch > Cc: r-help@r-project.org; eric > Subject: Re: [R] pdf package help files > > Hi, Duncan: > > >I'm confused: > > > help_start() > Error: could not find function "help_start" > > >Thanks, >Spencer > sessionInfo() > R version 2.12.0 (2010-10-15) > Platform: i386-pc-mingw32/i386 (32-bit) > > locale: > [1] LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252 [2] > LC_CTYPE=English_United States.1252 [3] > LC_MONETARY=English_United States.1252 [4] LC_NUMERIC=C [5] > LC_TIME=English_United States.1252 > > attached base packages: > [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base > > > > > On 12/18/2010 1:19 PM, Duncan Murdoch wrote: > > On 18/12/2010 2:20 PM, eric wrote: > >> > >> Newbie here...just learning > >> > >> Do most packages come with pdf versions of the help files > ? If yes, > >> how to I access the entire pdf file to be able to print it > ? Is there > >> a standard command for that ? > > > > No, the pdf version is not normally installed. If you want > to see the > > same content on a locally installed package, run > > > > help_start() > > > > then browse to the package. The pdf files are just concatenated > > versions of all the help pages shown in that index. > > > > You can produce the pdf using > > > > R CMD Rd2dvi --pdf foo > > > > where foo is a directory holding the source code to the package. > > Alternatively, as others have suggested, just look at the > PDF on CRAN. > > > > Duncan Murdoch > > > > __ > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide > > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > __ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] pdf package help files
Hi, Duncan: I'm confused: help_start() Error: could not find function "help_start" Thanks, Spencer sessionInfo() R version 2.12.0 (2010-10-15) Platform: i386-pc-mingw32/i386 (32-bit) locale: [1] LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252 [2] LC_CTYPE=English_United States.1252 [3] LC_MONETARY=English_United States.1252 [4] LC_NUMERIC=C [5] LC_TIME=English_United States.1252 attached base packages: [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base > On 12/18/2010 1:19 PM, Duncan Murdoch wrote: On 18/12/2010 2:20 PM, eric wrote: Newbie here...just learning Do most packages come with pdf versions of the help files ? If yes, how to I access the entire pdf file to be able to print it ? Is there a standard command for that ? No, the pdf version is not normally installed. If you want to see the same content on a locally installed package, run help_start() then browse to the package. The pdf files are just concatenated versions of all the help pages shown in that index. You can produce the pdf using R CMD Rd2dvi --pdf foo where foo is a directory holding the source code to the package. Alternatively, as others have suggested, just look at the PDF on CRAN. Duncan Murdoch __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] pdf package help files
On 18/12/2010 2:20 PM, eric wrote: Newbie here...just learning Do most packages come with pdf versions of the help files ? If yes, how to I access the entire pdf file to be able to print it ? Is there a standard command for that ? No, the pdf version is not normally installed. If you want to see the same content on a locally installed package, run help_start() then browse to the package. The pdf files are just concatenated versions of all the help pages shown in that index. You can produce the pdf using R CMD Rd2dvi --pdf foo where foo is a directory holding the source code to the package. Alternatively, as others have suggested, just look at the PDF on CRAN. Duncan Murdoch __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] pdf package help files
The best way to get a pdf version of any CRAN package is to your favorite CRAN mirror, click "Packages", then find the package of interest. "Reference manual" is a pdf version of the package documentation. This also includes other information such as Vignettes, which can be extremely valuable for getting an introduction to the package. The standard "R CMD check" process for compiling a package produces a pdf version of the manual. However, this is not normally retained with the installed package. Hope this helps. Spencer On 12/18/2010 12:44 PM, David Winsemius wrote: On Dec 18, 2010, at 2:20 PM, eric wrote: Newbie here...just learning Do most packages come with pdf versions of the help files ? If yes, how to I access the entire pdf file to be able to print it ? Is there a standard command for that ? There may be one but I don't know it if there is. The pdf files to which you refer are usually in the doc directory for each package (and can be found at CRAN as well). For example on my standard nstallation of R2.12 the pdf describing the gsubfn package is found it in: /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.12/Resources/library/gsubfn/doc/gsubfn.pdf Each OS is different but once you find the root of R's installation there should be "library" and package sub-directories with "doc" sub-sub-directories. Not all packages have such a directory. The first one I looked in was lattice and I could not find one. -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/pdf-package-help-files-tp3093926p3093926.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. David Winsemius, MD West Hartford, CT __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Re: [R] pdf package help files
On Dec 18, 2010, at 2:20 PM, eric wrote: Newbie here...just learning Do most packages come with pdf versions of the help files ? If yes, how to I access the entire pdf file to be able to print it ? Is there a standard command for that ? There may be one but I don't know it if there is. The pdf files to which you refer are usually in the doc directory for each package (and can be found at CRAN as well). For example on my standard nstallation of R2.12 the pdf describing the gsubfn package is found it in: /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/2.12/Resources/library/gsubfn/ doc/gsubfn.pdf Each OS is different but once you find the root of R's installation there should be "library" and package sub-directories with "doc" sub- sub-directories. Not all packages have such a directory. The first one I looked in was lattice and I could not find one. -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/pdf-package-help-files-tp3093926p3093926.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. David Winsemius, MD West Hartford, CT __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
[R] pdf package help files
Newbie here...just learning Do most packages come with pdf versions of the help files ? If yes, how to I access the entire pdf file to be able to print it ? Is there a standard command for that ? -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/pdf-package-help-files-tp3093926p3093926.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
